Update
Hi everyone,
We hope you're all safe and doing well during this scary time. Thank you so much to all of the high bidders who have made their donations; we're proud to say that your combined efforts have raised almost AUD $10,000 for the Australian bushfires relief! We'll be sharing a final wrap-up post on 31 MAR with some more details, but until then, please know how awesome we think you all are 💗
BIDDERS
We understand that, given the current circumstances, there may be some delay in contacting your creator(s). However, we've had a few concerned emails recently from people who have yet to hear back, so if you haven't already done so, please get in touch with them as soon as you can-even if it's just to say that you're busy right now! If you're having trouble thinking of something to say, a quick note along the lines of "Hi X, I'm the winning bidder for your Offering Y and just wanted to reach out to you to get the ball rolling. Please let me know what you need from me to get started! You can get in touch with me here: [contact details]" might help to break the ice. You can also check out Marvel Trumps Hate's tips for contacting creators for some ideas.
CREATORS
Hopefully most of you are well on your way to organising things with your bidders by now, but if you haven't heard from them by 25 MAR, please let us know. In the meantime, you're welcome to reach out to them yourselves if you are able. We're also aware that some people may need to put fandom commitments on hold for a time due to the pandemic, so if that happens please make sure to be upfront with your bidders about any possible delays in creating their fanwork(s).
REMINDER: Once you're finished with your fanwork, you're welcome to post it to our AO3 Collection HERE and/or share it with us so we can reblog it on tumblr! Please make sure not to call it a purchase/bid/commission, however, as we don't want anyone to get in trouble for violating AO3's Terms of Service. Thank you!